Former
CBFC
Chief
Pahlaj
Nihalani
On
Papon
Controversy
Pahlaj
Nihalani
was
quoted
by
ANI
as
saying,
"Since
the
video
is
edited
and
we
are
not
fully
aware
of
what
happened
before
or
after
the
scene,
I
will
refrain
from
making
any
unnecessary
comments.
However,
I
feel
it
is
the
organisers'
responsibility
to
ensure
their
participants'
safety
in
such
cases."
'Such
Celebs
Shouldn’t
Be
Invited'
He
feels
that
such
celebrities,
who
make
the
contestants
uncomfortable
or
anxious
in
any
manner,
should
not
be
invited
to
such
shows
at
all.
He
adds
that
the
parent
should
be
aware
of
what
happened
and
the
kid
in
question
should
also
comment
if
the
intentions
were
pure
or
not!
He
added
that
proper
enquiry
should
be
done
and
the
incident
has
to
be
looked
at
in
all
perspectives.
Papon
Controversy
Meanwhile,
Papon,
who
had
earlier
issued
an
official
statement
saying,
"It
is
in
fact
just
a
case
of
faulty
camera
angles
and
an
accidental
move
and
not
a
sexual
assault
as
being
reported,"
and
added
that
he
was
victimised
for
no
fault,
has
stepped
down
as
judge
from
the
show.
Minor
Girl
Clarifies
About
The
Issue
Even
the
girl
in
question
had
clarified
in
a
video
that
Papon's
(sir)
intentions
were
not
wrong.
In
the
video
the
contestants'
parents
were
also
seen.
Sharing
the
girl's
clarification
video,
Ishqbaaz
actor,
Nakuul
Mehta
had
also
condemned
Papon's
action.
Nakuul
Mehta
On
Papon
Controversy
Nakuul
tweeted,
"Instead
of
holding
the
perpetrator
fully
responsible
we
are
teaching
the
victim
to
believe
it's
alright
to
be
trespassed.
NO,
it's
not.
Shocking!"
Papon
Quits
VOI
Later,
the
singer
wrote
on
Twitter,
"Since
I
am
in
no
mental
state
to
fulfill
most
of
my
professional
obligations,
I
have
decided
to
step
down
as
a
judge
on
the
show
till
the
matter
in
which
I
have
been
falsely
implicated
is
fully
resolved
and
the
investigations
are
over."
&
TV
Issues
Statement
Even
the
channel
&TV
had
issued
a
statement
that
the
Papon
incident
is
unfortunate
and
is
unequivocally
condemned.
Meanwhile,
the
Supreme
Court
lawyer,
Runa
Bhuyan
has
refused
to
withdraw
the
case.
Also,
National
Commission
for
Protection
of
Child
Rights
(NCPCR)
official
has
said
that
the
necessary
legal
action
will
be
taken.